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coats of arms of q Viceroy’s Palace
Croatia, Dalmatia, Banski dvori
Slavonia and the city Markov trg. n (01) 456 92 22.
of Zagreb. The church Open by appt.
has been refurbished
with several statues The parliament chamber,
by the sculptor Ivan the central archives, the law
Meštrović. On the courts, the President of the
high altar is a large Republic’s residence and
Christ on the Cross, government offices are all
a Pietà stands on the housed in this building in
altar of the Holy Cross front of St Mark’s, which
and a bronze statue was badly damaged in an
of Mary with Child airstrike in 1991. The palace
adorns an altar is similar in design to the
dedicated to the parliament building and
Virgin Mary. The is made up of two long
modern frescoes 18th-century struc tures. In
depicting Croat the 19th century two two-
kings in action storey wings were added.
were painted by
The Church of St Mark, with its colourful glazed tile roof Jozo Kljaković.
w Croatian History
9 Church of 0 Parliament Museum
St Mark Building Hrvatski povijesni muzej
Sv. Marko Sabor Matoševa ulica 9. Tel (01) 485 19 00.
Open 10am–6pm Mon–Fri,10am–
Markov trg. Tel (01) 485 16 11. Open Markov trg. n (01) 456 96 07. 1pm Sat & Sun. Closed public hols.
check opening times (01) 481 40 51. Open groups only by appt. & 8 ^ ∑ hismus.hr
Today this is the Upper Town’s Built in Neo-Classical style The museum, founded in
parish church. St Mark’s in 1908 after several 1846, has been housed here
was first mentioned in 17th- and 18th-century since 1959. It illustrates the
1256 when King Bela IV Baroque buildings were history of Croatia from the
granted the town of razed, this building Middle Ages to the present
Gradec permission to holds an important day by means of all kinds of
hold a market fair in place in the story historical mementoes and
front of the church. of Croatia. Historic literature. These include
The fair lasted for proclamations documents and paintings
two weeks and was have been issued of political, military and
held to celebrate from the balcony: cultural events, as well as
the saint’s day. the seceding of the items such as firearms, flags
The church nation from the and medals. The exhibitions
has undergone Mary with Child by Austro-Hungarian are not per manent but
various alterations Meštrović, St Mark’s kingdom (29 change frequently due to
over the centuries. All October 1918) limited space.
that is left from the original and independence from The museum is housed in
construction is a Romanesque Yugoslavia after a referendum the Baroque Vojković-Oršić-
window and a splendid Gothic in 1991. Today the Sabor is still Kulmer-Rauch Palace, which
doorway, created by the the centre of 21st-century dates from the second half
sculptor Ivan Parler between Croat politics. of the 18th century.
1364 and 1377. The 15 niches
on the door contain statues of
Jesus, Mary, St Mark and the
12 apostles. Some of these were
replaced by wooden copies in
the Baroque era.
On various occasions fires
and earthquakes have been
responsible for changes in the
church’s appearance. Its present
look dates from 1882, when the
coloured glazed tiles on the roof
were added. The tiles bear the The Parliament Building (Sabor), built in Neo-Classical style in 1908
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp230–31 and pp245–7

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